Linking Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 21: Linking sounds · Set 628 · 40 questions

How to say it (Join the words): Consonant + vowel: move the consonant to the next word — pick it up → pi-ki-tup. Vowel + vowel: after oo/oh/ow add a little w (go-wout); after ee/eye/ay add a little y (he-yis). Do not stop between the words — keep the air flowing.

1. 1.Say “pass it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pa-sit (b) pass | it
2. 2.Listen to “hold on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) hol-don (b) hold | on
3. 3.Say “stand up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) stand | up (b) stan-dup
4. 4.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) go home (b) fill in (c) blue car
5. 5.Listen to “fill in”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fi-lin (b) fill | in
6. 6.Say “cut it out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) cu-ti-tout (b) cut | it | out
7. 7.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) the dog (b) lots of (c) go home
8. 8.Listen to “what about”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
9. 9.Say “lots of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) lots | of (b) lot-sof
10. 10.Listen to “find out”. Which shows how the words join? (a) fin-dout (b) find | out
11. 11.Say “hold on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) hold | on (b) hol-don
12. 12.Say “put on” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
13. 13.Say “this is” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) thi-sis (b) this | is
14. 14.Say “get up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
15. 15.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) two cats (b) my book (c) pass it
16. 16.Listen: which little sound joins “they also” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
17. 17.Listen to “get up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) get | up (b) ge-tup
18. 18.Listen: which little sound joins “she ate” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
19. 19.Say “turn off” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) turn | off (b) tur-noff
20. 20.Say “what about” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) wha-tabout (b) what | about
21. 21.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) three trees (b) new shoes (c) clean it
22. 22.Listen to “wake up”. Which shows how the words join? (a) wake | up (b) wa-kup
23. 23.Listen: which little sound joins “do it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
24. 24.Listen to “this is”. Which shows how the words join? (a) this | is (b) thi-sis
25. 25.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) my book (b) the dog (c) what about
26. 26.Say “an idea” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-nidea (b) an | idea
27. 27.Say “find out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) find | out (b) fin-dout
28. 28.Say “sit up” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) sit | up (b) si-tup
29. 29.In which phrase does a consonant sound join the vowel of the next word? (a) cut it out (b) two cats (c) see you
30. 30.Say “an orange” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) a-norange (b) an | orange
31. 31.Listen to “put on”. Which shows how the words join? (a) pu-ton (b) put | on
32. 32.Say “look out” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) loo-kout (b) look | out
33. 33.Say “look at” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) look | at (b) loo-kat
34. 34.Listen: which little sound joins “see it” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
35. 35.Say “take it” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) take | it (b) ta-kit
36. 36.Listen to “an hour”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | hour (b) a-nour
37. 37.Listen: which little sound joins “he is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “w” (b) “y”
38. 38.Listen to “an orange”. Which shows how the words join? (a) an | orange (b) a-norange
39. 39.Listen: which little sound joins “who is” when you say it smoothly? (a) “y” (b) “w”
40. 40.Say “kind of” smoothly. Which shows how it sounds? (a) kind | of (b) kin-dof

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